Letters

Donate to food banks and lobby Congress to protect SNAP

With increasing numbers of hungry people, food banks are struggling to meet…

 

Elon Musk’s DOGE work, contracts in conflict

In February Elon Musk’s company, Space-X, was awarded a contract with a…

 

Journalism support bill: Make tech companies pay share

My wife worked for The Herald for over 20 years. At that…

 

Hegseth, Waltz should resign posts over Signalgate

I agree with New York Times columnist David French, military veteran Congress members Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Rep. Ted Lieu that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth… Continue reading

Protect funding for vital service of public libraries

I am a patron of the Sno-Isle Library system. I have been using my library for audiobooks and written materials. This has been a great… Continue reading

SAVE Act would hamper voting for many Americans

Our democracy works best when every eligible voter, regardless of background, can make their voice heard. But the extreme SAVE Act in Congress threatens that… Continue reading

Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil: Protect freedom of speech for all

It’s been weeks since Mahmoud Khalil was abducted from his home in New York and taken to an ICE detention facility in Louisiana. Khalil is… Continue reading

Property owners abuse Perrinville Creek watershed

This case history of property owners ignoring the law for instant self-gratification is but another symptom of having joined the Great Oaf Party of the… Continue reading

Trump’s, Musk’s cuts to education are most damaging

In my long life of service to my community, I have never seen the outrageous, lawless, and anti-constitutional actions of Donald Trump and his handlers,… Continue reading

Protect, extend Medicaid’s services in state

Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell deserve our gratitude for opposing the potential $880 billion in federal cuts to Medicaid now on the table in… Continue reading

Led Zepplin stories evoke memories

Thank you for the story about Led Zeppelin (“Forum: ‘Whole Lotta Love’ for becoming a teenage Led Zepplin fan,” The Herald, March 22). It brought… Continue reading

We’re a republic, not democracy

I’m finally pushed over the edge by all the public references to our form of government as a Democracy. The United States Of America is… Continue reading

Back Everett mayor and the Navy bases

I understand some wise-cracker has made stickers mocking Everett Mayor and Sound Transit boardmember Cassie Franklin as a “Queen Mayor.” I’ll just say this, then… Continue reading

Build more, smaller homes to protect environment

I read the paper, every day. I know about the wetlands buffer topic (“Panel discusses proposed Critical Areas Regulations ordinance,” The Herald, March 19). The… Continue reading

Rep. Suzan DelBene represents her district, its needs well

These are turbulent times in our country, the best time to have a representative we can trust, like U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene. She has stood… Continue reading

Restore life-saving care to end TB

World Tuberculosis Day (March 24) was a reminder that threat of tuberculosis (TB) is alive and real. In 2023 alone, TB infected 10 million people… Continue reading

Be heard on state tax proposals

Washington taxpayers, if you are not following what the state Democrats are planning, be prepared to pay even more in property taxes as well as… Continue reading

Edmonds RFA vote: Vote yes to preserve service

As both a firefighter for South County and a proud resident of Edmonds, I have a unique perspective on the upcoming annexation vote. My wife… Continue reading

Protect state employee pay, benefits

State Sen. June Robinson, D-Everett, has proposed cutting the salaries of government employees. It is important to recognize that state government employees are not a… Continue reading

Medicaid cuts would hit hospitals and many others

A recent Herald editorial raised alarms over proposed Medicaid cuts as Congress debates funding for extending President Trump and the Republicans’ 2017 federal income tax… Continue reading